Hyderabad, April 20 -- The vigilance staff from the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) recovered seven electric motors which were illegally connected to the water pipelines in Ramanthapur district on Monday, April 20.

The incident took place in Endowment Colony under the Uppal zone's Operations and Maintenance Division-4. While inspecting the field during the period of water supply, officials discovered that people had installed motors directly on the pipelines to fetch water, thus violating the norm.The motors were confiscated immediately by the authorities. Those involved in such activities would be penalised, according to the HMWSSB guidelines.

Reoffenders would be fined Rs 5,000, and legal action may als...